Sikhism·Siree Raag·Shabad 86
Verse 2 of 4

The Naam Is the Gem, the Jewel, and the Pearl

ਮਨ ਮੇਰੇ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪਿ ਜਾਪੁ ॥
man mayray raam naam jap jaap.
O my mind, chant and meditate on the Name of the Lord.
ਮਨ ਇਛੇ ਫਲ ਭੁੰਚਿ ਤੂ ਸਭੁ ਚੂਕੈ ਸੋਗੁ ਸੰਤਾਪੁ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
man ichhay fal bhunch too sabh chookai sog santaap. rahaa-o.
Enjoy the fruits of your mind's desires; all suffering and sorrow shall depart. ||Pause||
ਜਿਸੁ ਕਾਰਣਿ ਤਨੁ ਧਾਰਿਆ ਸੋ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਡਿਠਾ ਨਾਲਿ ॥
jis kaaran tan Dhaari-aa so parabh dithaa naal.
For His sake, you assumed this body; see God always with you.
ਜਲਿ ਥਲਿ ਮਹੀਅਲਿ ਪੂਰਿਆ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਆਪਣੀ ਨਦਰਿ ਨਿਹਾਲਿ ॥੨॥
jal thal mahee-al poori-aa parabh aapnee nadar nihaal. ||2||
God is pervading the water, the land and the sky; He sees all with His Glance of Grace. ||2||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

The Naam is the gem, the jewel, and the pearl.

Singing the Glories of the Lord of the Universe, intuitive peace wells up.

The supreme wealth is not hoarded — it is sung. The practice produces its own reward.

The Naam is the highest jewel — and singing its Glories is what makes intuitive peace naturally well up.
The deeper layer

The jewel-triple: ratan jawahar laal (gem, jewel, ruby/pearl) — the Naam surpasses all three. In Mughal India these were the most valuable portable wealth. And Naam exceeds them all.

Sahaj dhian (intuitive peace) wells up through gun gaavan (singing the Glories). The singing is not merely devotional performance — it is the mechanism by which the sahaj state becomes accessible. The sung Glories reorient the singer; the reorientation produces equanimity.

This is the rahao: the single practical claim that everything else supports.

A Question to Sit With

What practice in your life, when you do it, reliably produces a shift in how you feel — a kind of peace or clarity that isn't there otherwise? What is that for you?

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